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[locomutt]

Personally, I don't see anything wrong if someone wants to take pictures of a train
passing by a cemetery. So what if the headstones are in the picture? Someone
in the family, in later years who's researching their family history, might be very
thrilled to see one of their ancestors in a rail picture.

Paula G., wife of Locomutt

[Anonymous]

I just ran across this story on AOL, I don't know how long the link will be good so you might want to look now. It is not about trains but about a special graveyard in New York.

http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20031107103709990001

[Anonymous]

I just ran across this story on AOL, I don't know how long the link will be good so you might want to look now. It is not about trains but about a special graveyard in New York.

http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20031107103709990001

[bluepuma]

I wouldn't feel badly about taking train pictures from a graveyard. But I grew up in the California, Arizona, and I wasn't Catholic, my wife who grew up in North Central IL has a different view of graveyards, we went to one, one day a 4 years ago, took pictures of things there. During a troubled time, I remembered a friend who died in '65/66 and went, found her site, several times spent hours there different times. Not far from
the SP tracks near Covina, Grand Ave. We were taught that only the empty shell lay there, the soul returned to God, but I think it rests waiting for Judgement Day. A sense in tradition of not disturbing the dead, sleeping. I think most would not be disturbed, respectful conduct. I remember railroad tracks next to a graveyard in Mississippi, Biloxi, that I would not seek out a graveyard as my train pix site unless there was a point I wanted to make.

I see the Classic trains, old locos, places, times gone past, those scenes hurt my heart, seeing some of the old pictures is like visiting a graveyard, knowing people and trains you once knew and loved are long gone, never to return.

[bluepuma]

I wouldn't feel badly about taking train pictures from a graveyard. But I grew up in the California, Arizona, and I wasn't Catholic, my wife who grew up in North Central IL has a different view of graveyards, we went to one, one day a 4 years ago, took pictures of things there. During a troubled time, I remembered a friend who died in '65/66 and went, found her site, several times spent hours there different times. Not far from
the SP tracks near Covina, Grand Ave. We were taught that only the empty shell lay there, the soul returned to God, but I think it rests waiting for Judgement Day. A sense in tradition of not disturbing the dead, sleeping. I think most would not be disturbed, respectful conduct. I remember railroad tracks next to a graveyard in Mississippi, Biloxi, that I would not seek out a graveyard as my train pix site unless there was a point I wanted to make.

I see the Classic trains, old locos, places, times gone past, those scenes hurt my heart, seeing some of the old pictures is like visiting a graveyard, knowing people and trains you once knew and loved are long gone, never to return.

[Anonymous]

I have taken a few pictures of trains in the cemetary ,as well as the trees in the Autumn, where I used to live in Wausau,Wi. It was at the Pine Grove Cemetary.In fact I used to work there as well! I see absolutely nothing wrong with taking a couple of pictures of the trains in the cemetary.In fact there is a picture of a CNW train passing a cemetary in an article on the CNW Adams Line in an out of print magazine called Rail News.Granted if there are some people visiting their lost loved ones,there is a need for respect,on that part,but I feel that there is nothing wrong with taking a few pics. After all where are we railfans suppose to get or take pictures with all of the security precautiuons going on anyway? One more fact,a cemetary IS a public place,even if it is a burial site. If you feel a bit concerned about taking some pictures,ask the people who run or manage the cemetary,and see what they say. The least thing they could do is say no...but I highly doubt it.

[Anonymous]

I have taken a few pictures of trains in the cemetary ,as well as the trees in the Autumn, where I used to live in Wausau,Wi. It was at the Pine Grove Cemetary.In fact I used to work there as well! I see absolutely nothing wrong with taking a couple of pictures of the trains in the cemetary.In fact there is a picture of a CNW train passing a cemetary in an article on the CNW Adams Line in an out of print magazine called Rail News.Granted if there are some people visiting their lost loved ones,there is a need for respect,on that part,but I feel that there is nothing wrong with taking a few pics. After all where are we railfans suppose to get or take pictures with all of the security precautiuons going on anyway? One more fact,a cemetary IS a public place,even if it is a burial site. If you feel a bit concerned about taking some pictures,ask the people who run or manage the cemetary,and see what they say. The least thing they could do is say no...but I highly doubt it.